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Issue: Vol. 620 No. 2: 13 Oct. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-10-13
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.620.2.7
Page range: 188-192
Abstract views: 128
PDF downloaded: 19

Thismia violacea (Thismiaceae), a new mycoheterotrophic species from the Brazilian Cerrado

Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro; Rua Pacheco Leão; 915; 22460-030; Rio de Janeiro; RJ; Brazil
Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro; Rua Pacheco Leão; 915; 22460-030; Rio de Janeiro; RJ; Brazil
Monocots achlorophyllous plants Dioscoreales neotropics taxonomy

Abstract

Thismia violacea is described as a new mycoheterotrophic species discovered in an urban fragment semideciduous seasonal forest in the Brazilian Cerrado. Here we provide detailed morphological descriptions, with notes on the habitat, morphology, and a distribution map.

 

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